The Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933

by Bessie Smith

Overview

Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 is a respectable, budget-priced collection of Bessie Smith's best material from her most potent period. It contains 21 tracks of piano-based blues from an era when the music was just coming out of brothels and saloons and on to the American (and European) stages. Notable tracks on this set include "Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do," "Empty Bed Blues, Pts. 1 & 2," "I'm Wild About That Thing," and "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Time Tonight." ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2023
Label:	Acrobat
UPC:	0824046161422

Tracks

1. Down Hearted Blues
2. Gulf Coast Blues
3. Aggravatin' Papa
4. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
5. Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
6. Careless Love Blues
7. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
8. St Louis Blues
9. Lost Your Head Blues
10. After You've Gone
11. Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
12. Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
13. I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bessie Smith   Primary Artist
Eddie Lang   Guest Artist,Guitar
James P. Johnson   Guest Artist,Piano
Louis Armstrong   Guest Artist,Cornet,Clarinet
Chu Berry   Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Escudero   Tuba
Jack Teagarden   Trombone
Garvin Bushell   Sax (Alto)
Fletcher Henderson   Piano
Fred Longshaw   Organ,Piano
Benny Goodman   Clarinet
Charlie Dixon   Banjo
Joe "Fox" Smith   Clarinet
Charlie Green   Trombone
Jimmy Harrison   Trombone
Buster Bailey   Clarinet
Buck Washington   Piano
Bobby Johnson   Guitar
Greely Walton   Sax (Tenor)
Coleman Hawkins   Sax (Tenor)
Clarence Williams   Piano
Cyrus St. Clair   Tuba
Ed Allen   Cornet
Porter Grainger   Piano
Billy Taylor, Sr.   Bass
George Baquet   Clarinet
Joe Williams   Trombone

Technical Credits

Turner Layton   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Paul Carter   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bessie Smith   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Chris Smith   Composer
Coot Grant   Composer
Eddie Green   Composer
Fred Longshaw   Composer
Lou Handman   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Leo Wood   Composer
Lovie Austin   Composer
Perry Bradford   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Mezz Mezzrow   Composer
George Brooks   Composer
Harry Burke   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Ida Cox   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Porter Grainger   Composer
Wesley Wilson   Composer
Henry Troy   Composer
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
Tim Brymn   Composer
Lana Wilson   Composer
James Cox   Composer
Robert Prince   Composer
H Gray   Composer
Stuart Balcom   Composer
A.K. Hunter   Composer